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| Component | -BOINC-supplied part | -project-supplied part | -
|---|---|---|
| Work sequence relocater: -detects work sequences whose hosts have failed, -and relocates them to other hosts. | -A program seq_relocate | -Some parameters used by seq_relocate | -
| Work sequence validation and accounting: -Similar to result validation, but for work sequences. - | -A program seq_validate | -An application-specific function, -linked with seq_validate, that compares sets of redundant results. | -
-BOINC provides tools for manipulating workunits and results by -batch: e.g., for changing the status of all results in a batch from -'inactive' to 'unsent'. -"; -page_tail(); -?> diff --git a/doc/bugs.php b/doc/bugs.php deleted file mode 100644 index 400e545939..0000000000 --- a/doc/bugs.php +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ - - -
-make_work -wu_name name [-wu_name name2 ... ] -cushion N --creates copies of the given workunits (cyclically) -as needed to maintain a supply of at least N unsent results. -This is useful for testing purposes. -
-Note: if you run the file_deleter and/or db_purge, -the master workunit or its input files may be deleted -(which will cause make_work to fail). -To avoid this, give the master workunit a name that contains -'nodelete' as a substring. -This causes the file_deleter and db_purge to skip over it. - -
-It may be convenient to have a script that recreates the master workunit. -For example: - -
-cp test_workunits/12ja04aa `bin/dir_hier_path 12ja04aa` -bin/create_work -appname setiathome -wu_name sah_nodelete -wu_template templates/setiathome_wu_0 -result_template templates/setiathome_result_0 12ja04aa -- -"; - -page_tail(); -?> diff --git a/doc/client_mac.php b/doc/client_mac.php deleted file mode 100644 index 9b6a5734c7..0000000000 --- a/doc/client_mac.php +++ /dev/null @@ -1,62 +0,0 @@ - -
-The Mac OS X client will unpack correctly with gunzip on Mac OS X -10.2 (jaguar) or 10.3 (panther) as long as you type the command -within Terminal. Stuffit 7.x or newer will work under the Finder -in either OS X or OS 9, but I'd recommend using 'gunzip' or 'gzip -d' -within Terminal instead. - -
-However, the two main browsers on OS X (IE 5.2.x and Safari 1.x) will -automatically unpack downloads by default, so your work may already -be done. - -
-If you use IE, the boinc client will download and automatically unpack -leaving two files: -
- #2 is the unpacked program ready-to-run. You can just start Terminal - and run boinc. - -
-If you use Safari, the boinc client will download and automatically -unpack, leaving a single file: -
- Here's what you have to do to fix the Safari download (apologies if - you already know how to do this): - -
-If a work unit uses more disk resources than a host has available, the -scheduling server will not attach that work unit. -
-The scheduling server -estimates the amount of time a work unit will take to complete with the -formula (number of flops)/(flops per second)+(number of iops)/(iops -per second). -The number of floating point and integer operations are provided by -the project when creating the work unit, and the host calculation -speeds are included in a scheduler request. -
-If no work is available, -or if the host cannot accept it for whatever reason -(too slow, not enough space, etc), -the scheduling server sends the message -no work available, -and requests that the client wait before sending another request. -"; -page_tail(); -?> diff --git a/doc/service.php b/doc/service.php deleted file mode 100644 index 5403e2a74c..0000000000 --- a/doc/service.php +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ - -BOINC can be run as a Windows service. -This requires the command-line interface (CLI) version of the core client, -which is not available for download; -you'll have to build it from the source code -using Visual Studio .Net. - -
-If you haven't already run BOINC on the machine, -you'll need to run through the setup procedure -(using either the CLI or the GUI client) -in order to establish the -account* files which are needed for the project URLs and authenticators. -
-Then put the CLI executable (boinc_cli.exe) into the BOINC folder. -Type this from the commandline: - -
-boinc_cli -install -- -This will setup BOINC as a Windows service which can be started on boot -and will be hidden from view. -If you are executing this on a Windows 2003 machine -the default user account that is chosen is 'Network -Service' which means you'll need to grant Read/Write/Execute/Delete permissions -to the client folder and all of its children before attempting to start -the service. -On Windows XP and older systems the client currently sets -itself up as local system. -
-Messages are logged to the 'eventlog' - check there -periodically for error and status messages. - -"; -page_tail(); -?> diff --git a/doc/stats_sites.php b/doc/stats_sites.php deleted file mode 100644 index 960c994605..0000000000 --- a/doc/stats_sites.php +++ /dev/null @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@ -The following web sites show statistics for one or more BOINC projects: -"; -shuffle($stats_sites); -site_list($stats_sites); -echo " -These sites use XML-format data exported by BOINC projects. -The format is described -here. -If you are interested in running your own site or -participating in the development efforts, -please contact the people listed above. - -
-The following sites offer dynamically-generated -images showing your statistics in BOINC projects. -Use these in your email or message-board signature. -"; -shuffle($sig_sites); -site_list($sig_sites); diff --git a/doc/test_client.php b/doc/test_client.php deleted file mode 100644 index 7bc9fa2a09..0000000000 --- a/doc/test_client.php +++ /dev/null @@ -1,25 +0,0 @@ -The following tests are meant for the single-user installation scenario: -